Opinion + Real Life

New anthology, Choice Words, brings important abortion stories to the fore, featuring first-hand accounts, the voices of people working in the field, as well as the thoughts and questions that still swirl around it.

The visibility of women in cities is challenged by men’s violence. The intimidating threat of violence imposes constraints upon women for simply ‘being’ in public spaces; existing in these spaces is still a transgression.

Author Nicole Hayes writes about her on-again, off-again relationship with Aussie Rules: "just when I think it’s all over between footy and me, just when I’m ready to file for divorce or a trial separation, something happens so filled with joy, so powerful in what it represents, that I end up falling in love all over again."

Anita Heiss' love of reading has taken her far in life. But for many Indigenous children literacy – an essential human right – remains out of reach. As an ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, Anita wants to turn this around. Here's how.